Author Interviews

Alexis blends themes of memory and identity within a queer context, balances humor and gravitas, finds NaNoWriMo alternatives, and gives opinions on book chapter titles and first-person writing.

Emma stops by to give a few updates: life after PhD, titles with no stories attached yet, characterization in her most recent Radon piece, how long it takes to sell whiskey, and how that novella's coming along.

Keira Reynolds provides her thoughts on short forms of writing from poetry and short stories to blogs and coding, shares the impact of getting a degree during the pandemic, and tells us about what influences her work.

Colin Alexander talks about his thoughts on the role of AI in reality and dystopia, drafting convincing stories and legal arguments, and, of course, sweet, sweet revenge.

Grace details the New Jersey legend that got her into horror writing, her experience with the HWA, using Instagram to market her writing, tackling complex themes of trauma and healing in her work.

Joel describes how an extrovert became an accountant, what brought him into the punk scene, how he can move freely between writing projects, his approaches to writing neurodiversity, and avoiding clichés.